American Civil War
[ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ]
- British site includes articles about major battles, political and military figures, writers, artists, photographers, the role of women, issues, and Lincoln's assassination. Also features a chronology of the war.

Civil War
[ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ]
- Presents information about the battles and soldiers, as well as an array of photographs and links.

The Civil War for Kids
[ Kids ]
- Includes timeline, graphs, maps, biographies of Civil War leaders, and printable activity sheets.

The History Place
[ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ]
- An easy-to-use American Civil War timeline with many original photographs and interesting quotes.

Illinois during the Civil War
[ Teens/Mature Teens ]
- Although no battles took place in Illinois, the state's residents still shaped the Civil War's course and felt its effects. Includes letters, diaries, and reminiscences of Union soldiers, as well as other materials from the home front.

Letters from the American Civil War
[ Teens/Mature Teens ]
- Letters between soldiers and their loved ones provide first person and eye-witness accounts of war, covering both the macro and micro scale of the conflict.

Selected Civil War Photographs
[ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ]
- Library of Congress site provides searchable database of more than 1,100 photographs. Also tells what it was like to be a photographer in the Civil War and provides a timeline of the conflict.

The Time of the Lincolns: Americans at War
[ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ]
- Follow a foot soldier into battle, browse through historic photographs, re-live the battle of Vicksburg, and explore the role African-Americans played in the Civil War. From the PBS series American Experience.